How to Stay Open-Hearted in a Broken World (for Sensitive Souls)

In a time of rising authoritarianism, climate breakdown, war, mass displacement, and the rapid destruction of nature, many of us carry a quiet, persistent grief.

Grief for the forests burning.

Grief for lives lost & uprooted.

Loss of our mentors and teachers.

Grief for a future that feels uncertain.

But we rarely speak of it. We keep going. We stay busy. We tell ourselves not to dwell on the negative.And yet, that unspoken grief doesn’t disappear—it sits in our bodies, our dreams, our sense of meaning. For many, it shows up as exhaustion, anxiety, or feeling stuck in overwhelm or despair.

This gathering is a space to do and feel something different. To speak the unspeakable. To feel what needs to be felt. To remember that we are not alone—and we were never meant to do this alone.

Who is this for?

This event is designed for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)—those who process things deeply, notice subtleties that others miss, and often feel emotionally affected by the suffering in the world, because of a compassionate heart.

You might be an HSP if:

• You process emotions and experiences more deeply than most
• You’re sensitive to noise, conflict, or strong sensory input
• You care deeply about social justice, the natural world, and the well-being of others
• You often feel overwhelmed, but still long to contribute meaningfully

If this sounds like you, you’ll be in good company. This session is led by facilitators who are attuned to sensitivity, gentleness, and depth—and who understand how overwhelming the world can feel.

You’ll be welcomed into a space designed to support and honour your sensitivity, not ask you to override it. A space where slowness, reflection, and emotional honesty are not just allowed, but encouraged.

About the Work That Reconnects

The Work That Reconnects, developed by Joanna Macy(who is a good ancestor now), is a powerful body of practices that helps us:

• To find gratitude
• Understand who we are and how we have been programmed
• Face the systems of oppresion that impacts us
• Honour our pain for the world without being consumed by it
• Move from paralysis to liberation
• Tap into the strength that comes from community and collective care
• Reconnect with what truly matters, even amidst uncertainty

This 3-hour online session (with breaks) is a gently held introduction to this work. It is not a training or a lecture—it is an experience of connection, spaciousness, and deep listening. You’ll be invited (never pressured) to engage in practices that support inner resilience and compassionate action.

What You Can Expect

You may leave this session feeling:

• Less alone in your feelings about the world
• More grounded and spacious—like your nervous system has had a deep exhale
• Reconnected to your values, purpose, or a sense of direction
• Encouraged to honour your sensitivity not as a burden, but as a strength
• Inspired to take action from a place of love, not fear
• Nourished by being in the company of people who get it—who feel as deeply as you do
• Resourced with simple but profound practices to return to again and again

This isn’t about fixing you.It’s about remembering what helps you stay open, stay human, and stay connected in a world that often encourages the opposite.

You don’t need to have the answers.You just need to be willing to come as you are.

Your facilitators:

🌿 Mutima Imani We are deeply honoured to be joined by Mutima Imani, a senior elder in the Work That Reconnects and one of its most experienced and beloved facilitators. Mutima brings a rare and powerful combination of fierce wisdom, deep compassion, and ancestral grounding to everything she does.

A social justice visionary, healing practitioner, and global trainer in spiritual activism,

She is one of the few Black women elders in the Work That Reconnects network, and her leadership brings essential voices, lineages, and truths into this process—calling us to reckon with the interconnected crises of climate devastation, racial injustice, colonization, and spiritual disconnection.

Her work helps us root our activism in love, not burnout—guiding us gently but clearly into a more just, embodied, and interconnected way of being.

This is a rare opportunity to learn from and be guided by someone who has walked this path for many years and carries the deep wisdom of lived experience.

🌿 Priyal Shah Priyal was born into a Jain family in the UK and has devoted his life to Vedic and Eastern spiritual teachings. He is a trained holistic bodyworker, Hatha and Kundalini yoga teacher, and Taoist Qi Gong practitioner. Priyal is a facilitator of the Work That Reconnects and brings a grounded, embodied approach that blends spiritual depth with compassion and clarity.

🌿 Cindy Gale Cindy is a psychotherapist who has worked exclusively with highly sensitive people for over 15 years. She founded HSPconnect.app. She facilitates the Work That Reconnects alongside her therapeutic work with HSPs. She also coordinates the therapeutic support service for the Climate Psychology Alliance and is a trustee of Heal Rewilding. Cindy is passionate about restoring our connection to self, to nature, and to one another.

Mutima Imani